South Carolina Colleges with the Highest Students to Faculty Ratio

University of South Carolina-Columbia has the highest ratio of students per faculty. It means that a faculty may teach large number of students and the average class size may also large. Its students to faculty ratio was 19 to last year.

Coastal Carolina University and College of Charleston also have higher ratio of students per faculty.

For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.

University of South Carolina-Columbia has the lowest students to faculty ratio of 19 to 1. The lowest students to faculty ratio means that there are fewer students per class and/or one faculty needs to take care of a small number of students. Coastal Carolina University has the second highest ratio of 17 to 1.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $36,272 and graduate tuition & fees is $24,452 for the academic year 2024-2025.

For these well-regarded South Carolina Colleges with More Students per Faculty, the average acceptance rate is 58.45% and the average SAT score is 1,238, indicating a moderately selective admissions process.

Comparison between South Carolina Colleges With More Students Per Faculty

Table. South Carolina Colleges With More Students Per Faculty Comparison
School NameStudents to Faculty RatioTotal PopulationFull-time FacultyPart-time FacultyUndergraduate Tuition & FeesGraduation Rate
1
-
University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SCPublic, 4-year 19 to 1
1 to 1
38,5321,753679$36,298
($12,688)
79.00%
2
-
Coastal Carolina University Conway, SCPublic, 4-year 17 to 1
1 to 1
11,348505193$29,628
($11,640)
48.00%
3
1
College of Charleston Charleston, SCPublic, 4-year 16 to 1
-
11,926524341$38,296
($12,978)
66.00%
3
1
Clemson University Clemson, SCPublic, 4-year 16 to 1
-
29,0771,496410$40,866
($15,554)
87.00%
Average17 to 122,7211,070406$36,272
($13,215)
70.00%